Device for automatically recording information in dependence upon previously enteredcode



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8 Claims. (Cl. 340-147) cal errors, indistinct writing etc. and also atrecording errors may occur through erroneous entering of the detailprice in the keyboard machine or other suitable machine.

The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate these errors and toenable a recording of the code together with the detail price withoutmanually entering the detail price. Instead of the detail price one mayalso record the notation of the article in letters or the customersaddress etc. or both detail price and notation of the article. Theinvention relates to a device for automatically recording an informationin dependence upon a previously entered code, and the invention ischaracterized thereby, that contact means, each corresponding to a digit(or other sign) in the respective digit place of the code, are provided,which when actuated connect a contact bank, the contacts of which areintended, in correspondence with the said information to be connected tooperating magnets for the keys of a writing machine.

Embodiments of the invention are shown on the accompanying drawing,illustrating the mode of operation of the device.

Fig. 1 shows a tabulator for entering the number code and also theelectrical circuit for transferring electrical impulses to a typewriter.

Fig. 2 shows a circuit for connection of the tabulator to price contactbanks.

The operation of the device is as follows.

On the tabulator, which consists of two contact rows each of which isprovided with a row of push buttons -9, the desired code is entered, forinstance 01, which designates for instance an article costing crowns30:45 per kilogram. In the first button row I, the button 0 is pushed inand in the second row II the button 1 is pushed in. Every button of thefirst row I is provided with two pairs of closing contacts and everybutton of the second row with 11 pairs of closing contacts.

The common conductor for the first contact row, Fig. 1, is connected viaa conductor, with the contact 1 of a program device, Fig. 2, and whenthe arm 12 of the program device is in the position 1 the said conductoris connected to the plus pole of the battery. The push button 0 of thefirst row I then connects, through its left contact, the conductor to anoperating magnet on a typewriter (not shown), for instance, for thepurpose of actuating a corresponding key 0 of the typewriter, in amanner hereafter to be described, and the said button 0 connects throughits right hand contact the conductor to a contact bank belonging to thesecond button row II, in the example chosen the first contact bank 0,

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or the 0 bank. Further the button 1 of the second button row II ispushed in, as said above, whereby the conductor 01 is energized, whichconductor is connected to the relay B (Fig. 2). From the relay B thecurrent flows to the pole of the battery. The four contacts b2, b3, b4,b5 of the relay B close 4 circuits to a contact bank The contact bankconsists of 4 rows, each row comprising 10 contacts. Each rowcorresponds to a decade of the price notation, thus the first rowcorresponds to Iii-crowns, the second row to crowns, the third row to atenth of a crown and the fourth row to a hundredth of a crown. The codecombination 01, as set by the push buttons, corresponds in the examplechosen to a detail price of crowns 30:45. With the aid of conductors,for instance metal plugs, the corresponding contacts of the contact bankare short-circuited. Through the relay contacts b2, b3, b4, [)5 eachcontact row is connected to one of the contacts 3, 4, 5, 6 of theprogram device. The other side of the contacts of the contact bank isconnected via a conductor to operating (drawing) magnets of atypewriter, for instance, which magnets actuate corresponding keys ofthe typewriter for writing the digits. These magnets are shown in Fig. 2at the right hand side of the contact banks.

For recording the start button St is pushed in. Thereby a circuit isclosed from the pole of the battery, via the conductor to the said startbutton St, a conductor to relay HR, and a conductor to the pole of thebattery. The relay Hr closes its contacts hr and hr;. The contact lzrcloses the motor circuit: battery hr motor Mt, battery The contact hrholds the relay HR, since a circuit is closed from battery through theconductor to contact hr contact or relay HR, conductor to battery Relaycontacts (in and 6r are normally closed. The motor Mt turns the arm 12of the program device in a clockwise direction, the arm 12' firstarriving at the position 1. Thereby the magnet 0 of the typewriterreceives current and the digit 0 is written: battery 4-, arm 12 of theprogram device, contact 1 thereof, conductor to the push button row I,the left contact of the push button 0, conductor 0 to the magnet 0 ofthe typewriter. In parallel thereto the current flows from the righthand contact of the push button 0 through the conductor to the pushbutton row II, the button 1 of this push button row II, conductor 01 torelay B, battery The relay B closes its contacts b2, b3, b4, b5,belonging to the contact bank 01, but the keys of the typewriter are notyet actuated by an operating magnet. Through relay B also the contact b1is closed, whereby relay B is held.

Thereafter the contact arm 12 arrives at the position 2. In thisposition the circuit to the push button row I is opened. Through contact11 of the button 1 the current flows to the magnet 1 of the typewriter,and the digit 1 is written: battery conductor to arm 12 of the programdevice, contact 2 thereof, conductor to contact 11 of the push button 1,conductor 1 to magnet 1 of the typewriter 1, conductor to battery Thenthe arm 12 continues its movement to position 3. The circuit to magnet 3of the typewriter is closed and the digit 3 is written: batteryconductor to arm 12, contact 3, conductor to contact b2, contact 3 ofthe contact bank 01, conductor to magnet 3 of the typewriter. When the arm 12 of the program device arrives at the position 4, the circuit isclosed to magnet 0 of the typewriter, and the digit 0 is written:battery conductor to arm 12, contact 4, conductor to contact b3, contact0 of the contact bank, conductor to magnet 0, conductor to battery Whenthe arm 12 continues its movement to position 5, the magnet 4 receivescurrent, and the digit 4 is written: battery conductor to arm 12,contact 5, conductor to contact b4, contact 4 of the contact bank,conductor to magnet 4, conductor to battery When the arm 12 arrives atposition 6, the circuit to magnet 5 is closed, and the digit 5 isWritten: battery conductor to arm 12, contact 6, conductor to contactb5, contact 5 of the contact bank, conductor to magnet '5, conductor tobattery When the arm 12 arrives at position 7, the magnet U of thetypewriter is energized and effects for instance an operation fordisplacing the ticket to the next line. When the arm 12 continues itsmovement to position 8, the circuit is closed to relay OR. Thereby thecontacts or and or are opened. As a consequence thereof the circuit torelay HR is opened, and its contacts hr and hr are opened. The motor Mtthen receives no current and the arm 12 stops at position 0. At the sametime 01' opens the circuit to the relay B of the contact bank 312,

and the contacts b and are opened. A new recording can take place.

The invention is not restricted to the constructional form hereindescribed and illustrated, but several modifications thereof arepossible. For example, instead of the relays A-K contacts may be used,which are attached directly to the push buttons. Further, it is alsopossible, instead of contact banks having ten rows of contacts (Fig. 2)to use contact banks each consisting of one such row only i.e. fourcontacts (or another desired number thereof), the conductors to thetypewriter being connected with flexible conductors, by plugs, which areinserted in the contacts of the contact bank. Thus, in the example shownthe plugs connected to the conductors 3, 0, 4, 5 would be inserted inthe four contacts of such a contact bank. Instead of the digits beingtransferred in time succession by means of a program device, when usingthe construction as described and illustrated, they may also betransferred simultaneously to a writing machine having a completekeyboard, the contacts of the contact bank then being connected at eachwith a magnet of the said machine.

What I claim is:

1. A device for automatically printing information in response tooperation of coded selector members comprising, a plurality of operabledevices for respectively eflecting printing of a selected character, aplurality of information stores, each store including a plurality ofenergizable elements respectively connected to the operable devices forrendering them operable to eifect character printing, programming meanscommon to all of said information stores for sequentially energizingeach of the elements of a selected store, means for selecting aninformation store comprising a plurality of selectively operated membersdesignated by code indicia, and means separating associated with eachstore and respectively responsive to the operation of a lesser number ofpredetermined members than the energizable elements of a store forconnecting the energizable elements of an associated store to theprogramming device to be energized thereby in sequence, for renderingthe devices operative to eifect the printing of informationcorresponding to the selected code.

2. A device in accordance with claim 1, including additional energizableelements respectively connected to' the operable devices and meansresponsive to operation of each of the members for connecting arespective additional energizable element to the programming device tobe energized thereby in timed relation to the sequential energization ofthe elements of a selected store.

3. A device for automatically printing desired information in responseto operation of coded selecto'r members comprising, a plurality ofelectrically energizable elements for operating respective characterprinting devices, a plurality of information stores, each storeincluding a plurality of separately energizable circuits, each circuitbeing connected through a respective normally open switch to a selectedelectrically energizable element, programming means for sequentiallyenergizing the separate circuits, means for selecting an informationstore comprising a plurality of selectively operated members designatedby code indicia, and means separately associated with each store andrespectively responsive to the oper ation of a number of predeterminedmembers less in number than the switches of a store, for closing theswitches of its associated store, whereby the energizable elementsbecome sequentially energized to effect printing of the informationcorresponding to the selected code.

4. A device in accordance with claim 3, including a second plurality ofnormally open switches adapted to be respectively closed upon operationof the selectively operated members in selecting an information store,and a circuit connecting a respective one of the electricallyenergizable elements through a closed switch of the second plurality tothe programming device to be energized in timed relation to thesequential energization of the separatelyenergizable circuits of astore, to effect printing of a character representing the selectivelyoperated member.

5. A code selected price printing circuit comprising, a plurality ofenergizable elements for respectively operating different numberprinting devices, a plurality of storage circuits, each storage circuithaving successive conductors respectively connected to selectedenergizable elements such that different combinations of numbers will beprinted upon energization of the elements under control of differentstorage circuits, switch means for se quentially connecting a source ofenergy to successive output terminals, a switch between the successivecon ductors of each store and the respective successive outputterminals, a plurality of selectively operable members to be operated inaccordance with a code and means responsive to the operation of a lessernumber of predetermined members than the number of conductors in astorage circuit for closing the switches between the successiveconductors of a selected storage circuit and the output terminals of thesequentially operated switch, whereby the price corresponding to adesignated code will be printed.

6. A device for printing the price corresponding to a selected codecomprising, a plurality of electrically energizable elements forrespectively operating number printing devices, a conductor connected toeach of the energizable elements, a plurality of information storagecircuits each including a plurality of normally open switches,oneterminal of each switch in a storage circuit being connected to aselected one of the conductors, the other terminal of each switch of astorage circuit being connected to a corresponding other switch terminalof the other storage circuits, a programming device for sequentiallyconnecting the other switch terminals to a source of power codeselecting members and means operated by a lesser number of members thanthe number of switches of a storage circuit, for closing .all thenormally open switches of a selected storage circuit whereby theconductors connecting selected energizable elements for operating theprinting devices and the one terminal of the switches may besequentially energized by the programming device.

7. A device in accordance with claim 5, in which the switches of eachstorage circuit comprise the contacts of a relay and a separate circuitconnected to each relay, each circuit being energizable by operation ofpredetermined code selecting members for closing the contacts of aselected storage circuit.

8. A device for printing the price corresponding to a selected codecomprising, a plurality of electrically energizable elements forrespectively operating number printing devices, a conductor connected toeach of the energizable elements, a plurality of information storagecircuits each including a plurality of column conductors, a plurality ofrow conductors common to all of the storage circuits and respectivelyconnected to an energizable element, means connecting a junctionof eachcolumn conductor with a selected row conductor, a normally open switchconnected between each column conductor of a storage circuit and asource of energy, selecting members operated in accordance with a code,means responsive to operation of a lesser number of predeterminedselecting members than column conductors of a storage circuit to closethe switch of each column conductor of a storage circuit and means forsequentially connecting the source of energy to each column conductorthrough the switch for sequentially operating energizing elements of thenumber printing devices.

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